I’ve been reading a biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine (1137-1152), which led me to the subject of troubadours.
Troubadours were poets and musicians whose art form flourished mostly between the 11th and 13th centuries. They tended to be employed by… Read More
The French company that began construction on the Panama Canal in 1880 employed 86,800 workers. Of those, 52,816 fell ill, mostly with malaria and yellow fever. The company went bankrupt in 1888.